Tynemouth Priory.

[CJ]

Was stuck in Tynemouth for a couple of hours with nothing to do, came across this .....

[Jerry]

Lovely, CJ.

The 13th century East wall of Tynemouth Priory (Photos 1 and 5) is in Nikolaus Pevsner's 'Best Buildings of England'.

[sherri]

Beautiful photos.
I was wondering. Parts of the building have obviously come tumbling down at some stage. Was it just old age that caused that, or was it ever damaged in battle or war?
If it is just old age, then how safe is the rest of the structure and how often is safety assessed?

[Pilot]

http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/prior ... priory.htm

This will give you a insight Sherri.

[sless]

never seen that before
has it been there long
or is it one of the new millenium buildings

only kidding

nice photos

[Ugly Betty]

Beautiful snaps, CJ. The stained glass windows are stunning.

I'll say this for you Brits, you really built things to last.

[mr-angry]

Yes, nice photos CJ, they'll probably pull it down shortly.
To make room for another mosque.

[jimmywizz]

sherri just for your info, the ruins can be seen over the river at North Shields / Tynemouth

[sless]

if you look at MRa'S POST

Frenchmans point on a glorious summer night

YOU CAN SEE IT ON HIS PICS IN THE BACKGROUND

[Jerry]

The stained glass isn't from the Priory. I imagine it's from Holy Saviour Church in Tynemouth (c 1840). It's good quality, some of it by William Wailes of Gateshead (who built Saltwell Towers).


Edward I (the baddie in Braveheart) considered Tynemouth one of the strongest castles in the Northern Marches (Borders). His queen, and that of his son Edward II, used to stay there while their husbands campaigned in Scotland.

Christopher Marlowe's play Edward II has the king fleeing by ship from Tynemouth after the catastrophic battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

[CJ]

found this pic on web, thanks for info on this peeps, it's well worth a visit on a sunny day.

[Globalmyths]

LOVELY PHOTOS.

Whenever you see photos of ancient buildings like those, even if they are in a state of ruin And then when you consider the modern days builders have massive mechanical equipment as an aid to the building of their edifices. You can only but deeply admire the builders of yesterday who had no such mechanical means available as we know of it to assist them.

[Podgy Pete]

Aye Global its a wonder maybe they used what the Egyptians used to build the pyramids.
No steel tools not sure if they had pulleys but they had one thing that would make the biggest difference in the world.
With this they could build the greatest buildings in the World and I just rediscovered it.
If the building industry start to use it they could have buiilt Wembley stadium in a year and they could build the whole of the Olympics in eighteen months.
Of course I am referring to
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[andysfootball]

sherri the building was standing perfectly until 2005

then there was the austarnet annual general meeting

in a short but dramatic battle

all but the main towers were lost

[anna]

great pics CJ.